Bill Text: TX HB2815 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to noise abatement procedures on certain turnpikes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-02 - Left pending in committee [HB2815 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB2815-Introduced.html
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By: Burkett | H.B. No. 2815 |
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relating to noise abatement procedures on certain turnpikes. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 366, Transportation Code, | ||
is amended by adding Section 366.186 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 366.186. (a) An authority shall conduct a study and | ||
an analysis of traffic noise in a neighborhood on receipt of a | ||
petition requesting the study. The petition must: | ||
(1) state the segment of a turnpike project that is at | ||
least 1,000 feet in length for which the study is sought; and | ||
(2) be signed by at least 70 percent of the property | ||
owners who reside within 1,000 feet of the segment. | ||
(b) Not later than six months after receiving a petition | ||
under Subsection (a), an authority shall publish the results of a | ||
study conducted under that subsection. | ||
(c) An authority shall erect a sound barrier wall adjacent | ||
to a neighborhood if the study finds: | ||
(1) an exterior noise decibel level of 60 dBA Leq or | ||
more on land used for a picnic area, a recreation area, a | ||
playground, an active sports area, a park, a residence, a motel, a | ||
hotel, a school, a church, a library, or a hospital; or | ||
(2) an interior noise decibel level of 45 dBA Leq or | ||
more on land used for a residence, a motel, a hotel, a school, a | ||
church, a library, or a hospital. | ||
(d) An authority required to erect a sound barrier under | ||
this section shall begin construction not later than the 30th day | ||
after the date the authority publishes the results of the study. | ||
(e) A sound barrier erected under this section must be | ||
located immediately adjacent to the turnpike and must have a height | ||
of not less than 10 feet. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |